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Humacao Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Humacao Municipio. Federal databases place 100 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36), Gas station (mapped facility) (16), Small hazardous waste generator (10). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 18.1363, -65.8208.

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Puerto Rico cancer registry.

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Humacao Municipio
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde12.38 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Benzene0.98 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

100 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
  • Gas station (mapped facility)16
  • Small hazardous waste generator10
  • Air permit holder (minor source)9
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
  • Large hazardous waste generator5
  • TRI reporting facility5
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
  • Industrial wastewater discharge3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Public airport1
  • Heliport1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Oil-fired power plant1
  • Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

  1. Prepa-Yabucoa Gas Turbines Pow Er Plant, Humacao

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 187 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00791PRPYBPR03K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.2

  2. Bard Shannon Ltd, Humacao

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid. 9,464 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0079WBRDSHPARQU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.1

  3. Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co., Humacao

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 44 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0079WMDTRNHC1BX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.8

  4. Bard Shannon Ltd, Humacao

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069321460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  5. Hindustan Platinum Pr Llc, Humacao

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Silver, Ammonia. 1,204 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00661CRBGNSTROA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.4

  6. Ge Industrial Of Puerto Rico Llc, Humacao

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007805937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  7. Medtronic Med-Rel, Inc, Humacao

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000819767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.6

  8. Bristol-Myers Squibb Manufacturing Co Unlimited Co, Humacao

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Propylene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Cumene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 00661SQBBMSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  9. Aluminum Extrusion Facility, Humacao

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070362668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  10. Lutron Sm Inc, Humacao

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007552781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.1

  11. Hima San Pablo Humacao, Humacao

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 62852 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  12. Prepa-Yabucoa Gas Turbines Power Plant, Yabucoa

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007342795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  13. Lutron Sm Inc, Humacao

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 8 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00792LTRNSCARR9 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3.7

  14. Prepa-Yabucoa Gas Turbines Power Plant, Yabucoa

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007342795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  15. Bard Shannon Ltd, Humacao

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024258603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  16. El Coqui Landfill, Humacao

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043784492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  17. Municipality Of Humacao, Humacao

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044243805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  18. Medtronic Pr Operations Co., Humacao

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064854732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  19. Puerto Rico Asphalt, Llc - Humacao, Humacao

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071075300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  20. Ryder Memorial Hospital Inc, Humacao

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071192828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  21. Humacao Wastewater Treatment Plant, Humacao

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000577304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  22. Aluminios De Puerto Rico Llc, Humacao

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071192827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  23. Legacy Pharmaceuticals Pr Llc, Humacao

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Medtronic Med-Rel, Inc, Humacao

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000819767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Laussell Inc. Aka Aluminio Del Caribe, Humacao

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042293933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Humacao Municipio

  • Puerto Rico cancer registry

    Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Humacao Municipio, and their findings.

  • Puerto Rico vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Puerto Rico health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Puerto Rico environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office

    Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.

  • Puerto Rico drinking water program

    Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.

  • Department of corrections or county sheriff

    Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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